On today’s episode of The Confluence: In 25 county jails across Pennsylvania, a WITF investigation found that almost 1 in 3 uses of force during the last three months of 2021 involved someone having a mental health crisis or who had been diagnosed with a mental illness; long-COVID continues to impact people around the world, and a recent study confirms it’s more widespread than previously thought; and a legal challenge to the Wilkinsburg annexation effort.
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Both Gainey and Fitzgerald announced their results on Friday.
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More than 900 new COVID-19 infections were reported in Allegheny County over the past week. That’s nearly double the number of infections reported the previous week.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Staff at a Bloomfield Starbucks have voted to unionize, becoming the first store to do so in the commonwealth; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Kris Mamula explains how a study found the rate of deaths due to COVID-19 in 100 U.S. counties was most strongly correlated with lack of income; FBI Supervisory Special Agent Tim Wolford tells us how the agency is combatting "sextortion schemes," where an increasing number of teen boys are targeted; and officials worry about the cost of the upcoming election.
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Allegheny County's health department says it has no plans for a mask mandate.
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Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces. This includes restaurants, gyms, retail stores and schools. The change goes into effect in one week, on April 18th.
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Spring is here and so is allergy season. With COVID-19 still around, the symptoms can be confusing.
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When Pittsburgh and the world were gripped by uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic, Pittsburgh City Council crafted a COVID-19 Racial Equity Task Force intended to minimize racial disparities in treatment of the disease.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has disbursed more than $100 million in Pennsylvania to cover funeral expenses for people who died of COVID-19.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: We find out how some disciplinary hearings have been going since the Allegheny County of Port Authority’s vaccine mandate took effect for employees; a decade after a gunman opened fire at Western Psychiatric Hospital, we speak to the program manager of the County Office of Violence Prevention about how violence is a public health concern; and we preview a new podcast from WESA, inspired by a project to answer listeners' good questions.
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Activity downtown hasn’t quite returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels, but a new report from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership says it has begun to rebound.